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New York Mets signed free agent Eric Gunderson on May 5, 1994.

New York Mets signed free agent Juan Lagares on May 5, 2006.

New York Mets released Ben Johnson on May 5, 2008.

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Mule Name Nettles Mets' Fans
Daily Record (Morris County, NJ), July 9, 1979
Sports columnist Steve Caulk reacts to the announcement that the Mets' mule mascot will be named "Mettle".


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Carlos Carrasco
Born: March 21, 1987
at Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Carrasco
Years with Mets: 2021 - 2023

61 games. 19 - 20, 5.21
268 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1974 Game Results
04/23 Padres 10, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 1-1)
04/24 Padres 4, Mets 3 Apodaca (L, 0-2)
04/25 Mets 5, Padres 2 Koosman (W, 3-0)
05/04 Mets 6, Padres 3 Matlack (W, 3-1)
05/05 Padres 5, Mets 4 McGraw (L, 0-3)
05/05 Mets 6, Padres 4 Sadecki (W, 1-1)
07/08 Mets 2, Padres 1 Parker (W, 3-7)
07/09 Padres 5, Mets 4 Matlack (L, 7-6)
07/10 Padres 8, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 9-6)
07/19 Mets 4, Padres 2 Matlack (W, 9-6)
07/20 Mets 10, Padres 2 Koosman (W, 10-7)
07/21 Padres 7, Mets 3 Parker (L, 3-9)
1974 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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